How to unlock Bootloader, Install Recovery & Root OnePlus X

Chinese smartphone maker, OnePlus launched OnePlus X, the mini & cheap version of OnePlus 2 with pretty good specifications. OnePlus X comes with OxgenOS UI which becomes boring after some time. You can get much better performance, battery life & remove bloatwares by Rooting OnePlus X. Rooting not only brings performance but it also brings great level of customizations through custom ROMs or Xposed Installer. If you are new to rooting or install custom ROMs, you can refer to this guide: From Rooting to Installing Custom ROMs.

Prerequisites:

A perfectly working PC or Laptop.

A USB cable

OnePlus X device, drivers & required files (Link below)

Backup all your data & contacts.

There should be sufficient charge present in your device so that smartphone does not turn off during the flashing process.

USB Debugging should be enabled. To enable USB debugging go to Settings > About Phone. Here you have to tap the build number for around 7 times. Now go back to Settings > Developer Options and enable USB Debugging.

Final words

You can experiment many new things after rooting your OnePlus X. You can try new Custom ROMs like Cyanogenmod & checkout all the Themes for CM 12.1, CM 13. You can try installing Xposed Installer & installing different modules to experiment with your system files. Make sure you take backup before experimenting with any of the rooted Apps. Let us know what you did after rooting your OnePlus X!